Event Management

Events are part of our life - we celebrate birthdays, graduation, wedding. etc in our family. We attend or even organize concerts, conferences, festivals.

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There are many kinds of events as mentioned in the following table

"Event management is the process by which an event is planned, prepared, and produced. As with any other form of management, it encompasses the assessment, definition, acquisition, allocation, direction, control, and analysis of time, finances, people, products, services, and other resources to achieve objectives. An event manager’s job is to oversee and arrange every aspect of an event, including researching, planning, organizing, implementing, controlling, and evaluating an event’s design, activities, and production." http://www.juliasilvers.com/embok.htm#The_Definition_of_Event_Management

There are many kinds of stakeholders involved in event management defined acording to ISO 20121

In the course on Event Management at Fachhochschule Dortmund:

We

1. give an introduction on events and event management.
2. classify events based on an event compass.
3. identify stakeholders of events, their roles and responsibilities.
4. learn how to plan and control events based on tools and techniques of project management.
5. discuss international standards on Event Sustainability Management Systems - ISO 20121.
6. identify and evaluate risks of events.
7. discuss concepts and strategies up to mega events (Olympic Games, Cultural Capital, Summits, .. )
8. contribute to conference management

Classification of Events

Event Management Body of Knowledge

http://www.embok.org/

Event Compass

Event Compass Scientific Conference

Event Compass Scientific Conference - IDAACS

Event Compass Business/Company Event

Event Compass Marketing Event

Event Compass Public/Community Event